Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
IT IS.. ROVANIEMI!!
The first thing I must say is that I MISS BORGEN.
It was so difficult to leave.. those guys had organized a nice good bye party for me and I was really touched and encouraged by everyone of them. And I cried all the time. Of course. I enjoyed spending those last days with Bex and I think we had quite some fun in Storhytta and I miss you so much Bex! And everyone else.. Bea,Hanne,Jenny.. everyone.
But now it is time to get used to living in a city again! It actually feels kind of funny to be around some people again and to be able to go shopping when ever you need something and everything is just around the corner! My place is starting to look like a home to me now and I am enjoying living in this apartment and the location is perfect.. it only takes couple minutes to walk to down town and everything is really close. Plus the pretty view from my window.. by the way, Bex I was telling you how warm and sunny it was in Rovaniemi before I left Borgen.. just so you know, it has been snowing almost every day and windy and STINKING cold! :)
I will start working next week. Now I have been settling in, meeting friends and spending time with my sister. There are so many things to take care of! I have been surprisingly busy this week. And I still haven't gone to the doctor as I should have, after Mali trip. But next week. I will! I am also really excited about the coming "Highway" conference in August and it feels like there are so many things coming up I will be involved and I am happy for that. I was a bit scared to come back and to be alone and not having too many people around and yes, it has been a bit different and lonely, but I am doing OK. And I am happy. It's not like the best weeks of my life but I am doing OK and it is enough for me. God keeps on showing me how He is always the same, He does not change. He is always faithful. And I can trust that. Yes!!
Now I gotta go.. I am still up, we are watching "Finland - USA" Ice Hockey World Championships! And it's almost 4am. But that's ok. See you guys around. I will post some photos later.
It was so difficult to leave.. those guys had organized a nice good bye party for me and I was really touched and encouraged by everyone of them. And I cried all the time. Of course. I enjoyed spending those last days with Bex and I think we had quite some fun in Storhytta and I miss you so much Bex! And everyone else.. Bea,Hanne,Jenny.. everyone.
But now it is time to get used to living in a city again! It actually feels kind of funny to be around some people again and to be able to go shopping when ever you need something and everything is just around the corner! My place is starting to look like a home to me now and I am enjoying living in this apartment and the location is perfect.. it only takes couple minutes to walk to down town and everything is really close. Plus the pretty view from my window.. by the way, Bex I was telling you how warm and sunny it was in Rovaniemi before I left Borgen.. just so you know, it has been snowing almost every day and windy and STINKING cold! :)
I will start working next week. Now I have been settling in, meeting friends and spending time with my sister. There are so many things to take care of! I have been surprisingly busy this week. And I still haven't gone to the doctor as I should have, after Mali trip. But next week. I will! I am also really excited about the coming "Highway" conference in August and it feels like there are so many things coming up I will be involved and I am happy for that. I was a bit scared to come back and to be alone and not having too many people around and yes, it has been a bit different and lonely, but I am doing OK. And I am happy. It's not like the best weeks of my life but I am doing OK and it is enough for me. God keeps on showing me how He is always the same, He does not change. He is always faithful. And I can trust that. Yes!!
Now I gotta go.. I am still up, we are watching "Finland - USA" Ice Hockey World Championships! And it's almost 4am. But that's ok. See you guys around. I will post some photos later.
Thursday, May 01, 2008
LEAVING BORGEN
I can not believe this day is actually coming so close.. and I am packing and ready to leave. We will have a good bye-party on Monday. And oh man all the tears I can already see :) It has been a good spring.
We went for another recruiting trip to Karasjok a week ago. It was really encouraging to attend this youth conference and we got to share about Borgen,DTS,Mission Adventures and other summer mission trips. It was my last recruiting trip this spring and we had so much fun. Poor Andrei has been traveling with us 3 girls the whole spring, there has been a lot of laughter in the car. We have been going through all the Africa memories and experiences over and over and.. over again. It seems like there is no limit how much you can talk about Africa!
Talking about Africa.. I have had a difficult decision making time this spring. I have probably told you already that there will be a 1 year team from YWAM Norway (Borgen organizing) going back to Douentza,Mali, where we worked for 1 month with these amazing garibou boys. This work is quite pioneering and helping Lorna, the local missionary. And my heart is totally in there. But I am going home now and the original plan is to start studying next fall. I still pray that God would show me the right way to be part of this ministry : to actually go there myself or to send others and support them that way. Oh man I love that place and those boys!!
Yes! So many exciting things happening and so many questions without any answers and so many unknown things ahead and doubts. But God sees the big picture and He knows what is coming up next and how He is going to lead me through them. Right now it feels like I can only see the first step of the long stairs but God sees all the way until the last step. And I am sure He knows if it's best for me to go back to Africa now, or in 2 years or in 10 years. Or somewhere else.
Well I gotta go and enjoy these last days here!It's +15C outside and it feels like spring is finally coming! I will let you know what is happening when I get back to Finland.. I can't believe it, it's SO SOON!
We went for another recruiting trip to Karasjok a week ago. It was really encouraging to attend this youth conference and we got to share about Borgen,DTS,Mission Adventures and other summer mission trips. It was my last recruiting trip this spring and we had so much fun. Poor Andrei has been traveling with us 3 girls the whole spring, there has been a lot of laughter in the car. We have been going through all the Africa memories and experiences over and over and.. over again. It seems like there is no limit how much you can talk about Africa!
Talking about Africa.. I have had a difficult decision making time this spring. I have probably told you already that there will be a 1 year team from YWAM Norway (Borgen organizing) going back to Douentza,Mali, where we worked for 1 month with these amazing garibou boys. This work is quite pioneering and helping Lorna, the local missionary. And my heart is totally in there. But I am going home now and the original plan is to start studying next fall. I still pray that God would show me the right way to be part of this ministry : to actually go there myself or to send others and support them that way. Oh man I love that place and those boys!!
Yes! So many exciting things happening and so many questions without any answers and so many unknown things ahead and doubts. But God sees the big picture and He knows what is coming up next and how He is going to lead me through them. Right now it feels like I can only see the first step of the long stairs but God sees all the way until the last step. And I am sure He knows if it's best for me to go back to Africa now, or in 2 years or in 10 years. Or somewhere else.
Well I gotta go and enjoy these last days here!It's +15C outside and it feels like spring is finally coming! I will let you know what is happening when I get back to Finland.. I can't believe it, it's SO SOON!
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